ABU DHABI // A man who drank his friend’s juice claimed he was unaware that it contained hashish, the Appeals Court heard on Monday.
S M and B F, both Emiratis, were convicted of consuming hashish and were appealing their sentences.
S M said he consumed hashish regularly.
One day before going to meet B F he said he did not have time to prepare a joint so he put the drugs inside a big juice bottle.
While they were together his friend took the bottle and started drinking the juice.
“He is big in size and I am small, I was scared if I told him the juice contained drugs he would get mad at me,” said S M.
B F agreed that he only drank the juice and had no idea it contained drugs.
He denied consuming drugs in other instances.
A verdict will be announced on January 19.
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